Niko Kovac succeeds Nuri Sahin as Borussia Dortmund coach
Borussia Dortmund have appointed Niko Kovac as their new head coach, the Bundesliga club have announced.
The 53-year-old succeeds Nuri Sahin after the former Dortmund, Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder was sacked on Jan. 22 with the team struggling in the Bundesliga and out of the German Cup.
Kovac, who had a 19-month spell in charge of Bayern Munich between April 2018 and November 2019, had been out of work since leaving fellow Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in March 2024.
Born in Berlin, Kovac played international football for Croatia and coached the Croatian national team from 2013 to 2015.
